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Can Licensed Mental Health Counselors Administer and Interpret Psychological Tests? Can Licensed Mental Health Counselors Administer and Interpret Psychological Tests? ANALYSIS AND POSITION PAPER BY THE NATIONAL BOARD OF FORENSIC EVALUATORS The National Board of Forensic Evaluators (NBFE) adopts the position that appropriately trained licensed mental health counselors may administer and interpret psychological tests, a viewpoint consistent with various state licensure boards including Florida, the state the NBFE is headquartered in, which declared that licensed mental health counselors, clinical social workers, and marriage and family therapists “may administer and interpret such tests as long as they have received the appropriate training, and thus, are qualified to perform such procedures.” 1 We support the efforts of organizations such as the National Fair Access Coalition on Testing that advocate for “the protection and support of public access to professionals and organizations who have demonstrated competence in the administration and interpretation of assessment instruments, including psychological tests.” 2 Our position is based on four premises: (1) Counselors have always been experts in testing; (2) Testing is within the scope of practice of counselors; (3) Counselors meet the standards of test manufacturers; and (4) It is impractical and unethical to prohibit counselors from administering and interpreting tests. FACT: COUNSELORS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN EXPERTS IN TESTING The counseling profession began in the late 1890s and early 1900s. The first professional counselors were vocational guidance counselors who specialized in the administration and interpretation of various tests, including intelligence and aptitude tests. We believe Gladding and Newsome (2018) put it well when they wrote that the first counselors “quickly embraced psychometrics to gain a legitimate 1 Foster, S.J. (2000, February 4). Letter to Judge Roger McDonald 2 National Fair Access Coalition on Testing (n.d.). The National Fair Access Coalition on Testing mission. Retrieved from http://www.fairaccess.org/home.html. National Board of Forensic Evaluators • Revised and Updated 8/15/21 • www.nbfe.net 1 foothold in psychology” (p. 8)3. Counselors have continued to administer and interpret such tests up to the present day. FACT: TESTING IS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF COUNSELORS There is a consensus within the counseling profession that testing is within the scope of practice of professional counselors. The primary counselor education accrediting body is the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP). CACREP’s 2016 education standards refer to the expectation that all accredited counseling degree programs teach counselors to administer and interpret tests: Section 2: Professional Counseling Identity Subsection: Counseling Curriculum The eight common core areas represent the foundational knowledge required of all entry-level counselor education graduates. Therefore, counselor education programs must document where each of the lettered standards listed below is covered in the curriculum. 7. ASSESSMENT AND TESTING a) historical perspectives concerning the nature and meaning of assessment and testing in counseling b) methods of effectively preparing for and conducting initial assessment meetings c) procedures for assessing risk of aggression or danger to others, self-inflicted harm, or suicide d) procedures for identifying trauma and abuse and for reporting abuse e) use of assessments for diagnostic and intervention planning purposes f) basic concepts of standardized and non-standardized testing, norm-referenced and criterion- referenced assessments, and group and individual assessments g) statistical concepts, including scales of measurement, measures of central tendency, indices of variability, shapes and types of distributions, and correlations h) reliability and validity in the use of assessments i) use of assessments relevant to academic/educational, career, personal, and social development j) use of environmental assessments and systematic behavioral observations k) use of symptom checklists, and personality and psychological testing l) use of assessment results to diagnose developmental, behavioral, and mental disorders m) ethical and culturally relevant strategies for selecting, administering, and interpreting assessment and test results 4 The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) is the first and largest certifying body in the United States for professional counselors. The credential NBCC has established for clinical mental health counselors is Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CCMHC). In order for this credential to be awarded to a counselor, the counselor must have been educated on the administration of psychological 3 Gladding, S.T. & Newsome, D.W. (2018). Clinical mental health counseling in community and agency settings (5th ed.). Boston: Merrill. 4 CACREP (2016). 2016 CACREP standards. Retrieved from http://www.cacrep.org/section-3-professional- practice/. National Board of Forensic Evaluators • Revised and Updated 8/15/21 • www.nbfe.net 2 tests5. In addition, counselors must pass the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE), which includes test items on the administration of psychological tests for purposes of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning6. The American Counseling Association (ACA) is the largest association representing counselors in the United States. The ACA identifies “the administration of assessments, tests, and appraisals” as a primary component of the scope of professional counseling.7 The ACA’s most recent Code of Ethics refers repeatedly to the ability of counselors to administer and interpret tests, provided that counselors are appropriately trained in the tests they utilize.8 The ACA takes an official position that “professional counselors with a master’s degree or higher and appropriate coursework in appraisal/assessment, supervision, and experience are qualified to use objective tests. With additional training and experience, professional counselors are also able to administer projective tests, individual intelligence tests, and clinical diagnostic tests.”9 The American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) was formed as a division of the ACA that exclusively represents clinical mental health counselors. AMHCA’s published standards for clinical mental health counseling clarify that mental health counselors are expected to be trained in clinical assessment and testing, and AMHCA’s published report on the professional identity of clinical mental health counselors includes assessment and testing as one of the eight common core areas of training and education for counselors.1011 Like the ACA, AMHCA’s 2020 Code of Ethics refers to the ability of counselors to administer and interpret psychological tests provided that counselors are appropriately trained.12 AMHCA co-authored a document outlining standards for assessment in mental health counseling with the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC), formerly the Association for Assessment in Counseling and Education, clearly defining the competencies that counselors must possess to administer and interpret psychological tests such as the MMPI-II and the MCMI-III.13 From 2005 to 2013, the 31 major counseling associations, organizations, and certifying bodies met to arrive at a consensus for the definition and scope of practice for professional counseling. The scope of practice they adopted includes “Assessment: The practice of counseling includes the administration and interpretation of assessments for appraisal, diagnosis, evaluation, and referral determination to 5 NBCC (2016). Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor. Retrieved from http://www.nbcc.org/Certification/CertifiedClinicalMentalHealthCounselor/. 6 NBCC (2016). Content covered in the NCMHCE. Retrieved from http://www.nbcc.org/InnerPageLinks/ContentCoveredInTheNCMHCE. 7 ACA (2016). Endorsed scope of practice for professional counseling. Retrieved from https://www.counseling.org/about-us/about-aca/aca-media-center. 8 ACA (2014). 2014 ACA code of ethics. Retrieved from http://www.counseling.org/docs/ethics/2014-aca-code-of- ethics.pdf?sfvrsn=4. 9 ACA (2003). Standards for qualifications of test users. Retrieved from http://aarc- counseling.org/assets/cms/uploads/files/standards.pdf. 10 AMHCA (2017). AMHCA standards for the practice of clinical mental health counseling. Alexandria, VA: AMHCA. 11 AMHCA (2016). The professional identity of clinical mental health counselors. Alexandria, VA: AMHCA. 12 AMHCA (2015). Code of ethics. Retrieved from http://www.amhca.org/?page=codeofethicsia. 13 AARC & AMHCA (n.d.) Retrieved from http://aarc-counseling.org/assets/cms/uploads/files/AACE-AMHCA.pdf. National Board of Forensic Evaluators • Revised and Updated 8/15/21 • www.nbfe.net 3 help establish individualized counseling plans and goals that may include the treatment of individual with emotional, mental, and physical disorders.” 14 Counselors are also recognized as competent test administrators by various organizations outside of the profession. For example, in September 2016 the Social Security Administration clarified its long- standing position test results administered by clinical mental health counselors can be used for disability determination cases. In response, AMHCA issued a statement clarifying that appropriately trained counselors can administer intellectual aptitude exams and diagnose intellectual disorders.15 FACT: COUNSELORS MEET THE STANDARDS OF TEST MANUFACTURERS Licensed counselors
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